Victor Ramos, head of the government's Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism, said Argentina wanted to ensure there were no more like Sakic and former Nazi, Erich Priebke, who was extradited to Italy in 1995.
Their first line of forwards - Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic and Paul Kariya - worked well in the recent All-Star game in Los Angeles, but this was not an exhibition match, this was where the quest for gold began.